The appellant in the instant appeal has requested Defence Housing Authority – Karachi for information about colossal amount of public money spent on the construction of DHA Karachi’s storm-water drains, why were they not able to drain away a majority of the rain water?, How much capital has… Read More »Order on Appeal No.641-09/20 Pervaz Said Vs Defence Officer’s Housing Authority – Karachi
The Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan (PILAP), under the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 has asked for the provision of the information from the office of the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Technology, Islamabad. The detail of the requested information is reproduced as under: i)… Read More »Order on Appeal No 818-01-2021 Pervaiz Said Vs Ministry of Information and Technology
This commission is of the view that the requested information about job Description (JD), Administrative and Financial Powers, Gross and Net Salary, recruitment process, syllabus for recruitment of Section Officer (BPS-17) in Senate Secretariat cannot be exempted under Section 7 (f) of the Act. Under this Section, the… Read More »Order on Appeal No.1072-05/21 Murtaza Hashim Vs Secretariat, Senate of Pakistan
This commission holds that a citizen is not required to establish ‘locus standi’ to exercise the constitutional right of access to information. In fact, Section 11 (5) of the Act specifically mentions that an applicant is not required to provide reasons for seeking information from a public body.… Read More »Order on Appeal No.996-04/21 Zahid Hussain Wasim Vs Defence Housing Authority, Islamabad
The appellant in his application has requested the List of MS/Ph.D students who got failed in their academic programs but reimbursement of the scholarship amount under the contract has been waived off by H.E.C and the list of MS/PhD students who got failed in their academic programs but… Read More »Order on Appeal No.894-02-2021 Babu Khan Vs Higher Education Commission
The appellant has asked information pertaining to the total number of company operated petrol filling stations, and total number of petrol pumps operated under contract between PSO and contractors in Karachi. He further has desired the monthly wages being paid to the employed staff at the PSO petrol… Read More »Order on Appeal No.949-03-2021 Naeem Sadiq Vs Pakistan State Oil
This Commission has already held in different appeals that documents submitted by firms/individuals to a public body for contracts are public documents as these documents reveal level of competence of the firms/individuals to carry out tasks funded by the tax-payers of the country. Download Order
The appellant requested the complete evaluation report carried out by LESCOin pursuance of tender no 354/PMU for procurement for 2/5 nos of accuracy class 0.2s energy meters upon which LESCO has issued purchase order no.334 dateed 16-10-2019 in addition to amendment no.01 in purchase order no.334 dated 11-03-2020… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 856-01/21 Pervaz Iqbal Vs Lahore Electric Supply Company
The Appellant has filed appeal dated 3.5.2021 before the Pakistan Information Commission under the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 read with Article 19A of the Constitution of Pakistan complaining therein for non-provision of the requested information by the Cantonment Board Faisal, Karachi with in the frame… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 1113-06-2021 Asad H. Kizilbash Vs Cantonment Board Faisal, Karachi
The appellant requested Pakistan Medical Commission for the provision of complete file, minutes of meeting and video recording of the hearing of disciplinary committee held in pursuance of his complaint vide no PF.8.1641/2018-Legal-DC. The President, Pakistan Medical Commission is directed to provide the requested information within 10 working… Read More »Order on Appeal No. E76-01/21 Wajahat Ahmed Ghous Vs Pakistan Medical Commission